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This research paper describes the theoretical and pedagogical back¬ground and results of the trial of implementing a service-learning course for 18 engineering students at a public Libyan engineering college. This study fills a gap in the literature related to service-learning practice and outcomes in Libya and the Arab world in general. The results of the study, based on student reflection journals, focus groups, and final course outcomes, showed that students reported academic gains in terms of improving their academic and social skills. They also report feeling empowered personally, engaged socially, and having a stronger sense of civic engagement. The initial results of the course are promising, and an expansion of it combined with a long-term study will continue in future semesters.
Innovations in Education and Teaching International
Integrating service learning in Jordanian higher education2012 •
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings
Service Learning Integrated Into Existing Core Courses Throughout A College Of Engineering2020 •
The Egyptian Journal of Tourism Studies.
Service Learning: A New Learning Approach in Libyan Hospitality and Tourism Higher Education2015 •
Service learning was asserted as an effective learning approach for students. Libya did not have a previous research about service learning in hospitality and tourism programs. This research handled this point, compared service learning with traditional lecture style learning and investigated the influences of individual differences on tourism and hospitality students perceptions. The research developed a list of recommendations for engaging students with their societies and affording real life skills during their academic study.
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The engineering education literature addressing service learning as a new pedagogy and its assessment and benefits is scarce. This paper describes a concise engineering service-learning experience in the context of a typical heat transfer course for undergraduate mechanical engineering students. The service learning was designed to probe the ability of students to a) explain the societal context of engineering, b) explain the importance of pro-active community service, and demonstrate an inclination to continue such service in the future, c) exhibit an appreciation of communication with non-engineers and finally, d) challenge some of the students’ stereotypes regarding others. The service-learning project was executed in collaboration with a local not-for-profit organization. Reflections were conducted by the students by answering a set of carefully-phrased questions after conducting the project. Analysis of students’ responses as well as the implications of the trends obtained, are...
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Service-learning in higher education has gained increasing atten-tion in recent years, but at most universities it remains an activity that is largely peripheral to the dominant concerns of the institution. Service learning has generally been defined as coursework that places under-graduates in community-service activities and relates those activities to academic content. In principle, service-learning courses engage students in activities that involve service of some sort to the neighboring commu-nity and provide the occasion to reflect on their participation in those activities, thus connecting service to classroom instruction. In this way, service learning both extends learning beyond the classroom and brings the real world into the classroom. In practice, however, because of the manner in which service-learning programs have been established at many universities, primarily from higher administrative units, the tendency has been for service-learning programs to become marginalize...
International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research
Service Learning Experiences From The Lens Of Student Outcomes And Willingness Of Engineering Students Community Involvement2020 •
Students find it hard to engage themselves in the community activities due to some factors related to their academics, personal and social life in college. Measuring the student outcomes from the service learning experiences could help the institution in assessing the relevance of curriculum with some student activities. This study aims to describe the learning experiences of engineering students from their community involvement based on the selected student outcomes in terms of cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of learning. Descriptive type of research was utilized in the study with 102 engineering students served as participants. Result showed that two (2) in every five (5) engineering students have average to high level of interest to participate in the community extension related activities. But they are willing to join primarily if they have free time together with their friends and classmates and if there will be additional points for their academic performance. Aca...
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INECO Frontal Screening (IFS): A brief, sensitive, and specific tool to assess executive functions in dementia–CORRECTED VERSION2009 •